Movie medievalism : The Imaginary Middle Ages 9780786434435, 0786434430
This work offers a theoretical introduction to the portrayal of medievalism in popular film. Employing the techniques of
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English Pages 243 [246] Year 2008
Table of contents :
Preface p. 1
An Introduction to Movie Medievalism p. 3
The Medieval Imaginary p. 5
Time Machines p. 36
The Imaginary Middle Ages p. 79
The Waywardness of Cinematic Pastiche in First Knight and A Knight's Tale p. 81
Shooting the Messenger: Luc Besson at War with Joan of Arc p. 111
Theaters of War: Paracinematic Returns to the Kingdom of Heaven p. 134
Digital Divagations in a Hyperreal Camelot: Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur p. 165
Postmedieval Paranoia: The New Middle Ages of Night Watch and The Da Vinci Code p. 187
Chapter Notes p. 209
Works Cited p. 221
Index p. 229
Preface p. 1
An Introduction to Movie Medievalism p. 3
The Medieval Imaginary p. 5
Time Machines p. 36
The Imaginary Middle Ages p. 79
The Waywardness of Cinematic Pastiche in First Knight and A Knight's Tale p. 81
Shooting the Messenger: Luc Besson at War with Joan of Arc p. 111
Theaters of War: Paracinematic Returns to the Kingdom of Heaven p. 134
Digital Divagations in a Hyperreal Camelot: Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur p. 165
Postmedieval Paranoia: The New Middle Ages of Night Watch and The Da Vinci Code p. 187
Chapter Notes p. 209
Works Cited p. 221
Index p. 229
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